THe 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
592-Manfred Mann-Semi Detached Suburban Mr James.
1966-Number 2 single
Best Bit-At 2.08.Nothing wrong with owning a semi detached,they are worth a lot of money.
Manfred Mann were formed in the early 1960s and took their name from their keyboard player.The group had two different lead singers,Paul Jones from 1962-1966 and Mike d’Abo from 1966 to 1969.
The very clever lyrics are told from the point of view of a lover spurned.He tries to convince her that she would find life with Mr James tedious and boring,where as with him it would be excitement and adventure.
‘So you think you will be happy taking doggie for a walk with your semi-detached suburban Mr James.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
593-The Sisters Of Mercy-Lucretia My Reflection.
1988-Number 20 single.
Best Bit-At 1.28.I’m not sure if it’s a compliment or not to have this song written about you.
The Sisters Of Mercy were formed in Leeds in 1980,the only constant member throughout has been singer/songwriter Andrew Eldritch.
The title of this song refers to Lucretia Borgia of the prominent Borgia family of the Italian Renaissance,who were notorious for their ruthless political tactics and alleged crimes.Eldritch wrote the song for band mate and bass player Patricia Morrison who Eldritch said ‘She always strikes me as a Lucretia type person.’
In 1996 Morrison by now a member of the Punk Rock band The Damned married their lead singer David Vanian.
‘I hear the roar of a big machine two worlds and in between,hot metal and methedrine,i hear empire down.’
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594-Kurtis Blow-The Breaks.
1980-Number 47 single.
Best Bit-At 1.25. There’s no cussing on this ‘Old School Rap,’you can let your granny listen to it.
Kurtis Blow born Kurtis Walker in 1959 was the first Rapper to be signed to a major record label when Mercury records took him on board in 1980.
Kurtis Blow performed the song on ‘Soul Train,’whose host and creator Don Cornelius told the rapper after the performance,’It doesn’t make sense to old guys like me…I don’t understand why they love it so much.’
Cornelius was expressing how many of his generation felt about the emergence of Hip-Hop.
‘Clap your hands everybody if you got what it takes cause I’m Kurtis Blow and i want you to know that these are the breaks.’
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595-The Cranberries-Zombie.
1994-Number 14 single.
Best Bit-At. 0.13.When you know what the song is about it seems strange that a ‘Eurodance’ version of the song was made and reached Number 16 in the UK.
Zombie is a protest song inspired by the IRA bombing in Warrington,England on March 20th,1993.Two children,Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry,were killed.
The IRA (Irish Republican Party) is a militant group that was determined to remove British troops from Northern Island.On August 31st,1994,just a few weeks after the song was released,the IRA declared a ceasefire after 25 years of conflict.
The song was written and sung by Dolores O’Riordan who died on January 18th,2018.With the Cranberries she released seven studio Albums and a further two as a solo artist.
‘Another head hangs lowly child is slowly taken.’
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596-Muddy Waters-Hoochie Coochie Man.
1954-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 0.53.I could tell you what a ‘Hoochie Coochie’ is,but it’s probably better you don’t know.
The song was written by prolific ‘Blues’ songwriter Willie Dixon in 1954,other ‘Blues’ classics he wrote include ‘Little Red Rooster’ and ‘I Just Wanna Make Love To You.’
Dixon’s songs went on to influence a generation of musicians worldwide.He was an important link between the ‘Blues’ and ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll,’ working with Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.
Muddy Waters was also a great influence on future generations in the genres of Rock N Roll, Hard Rock,Folk Music,Jazz and Country Music.
‘On the seventh hour on the seventh day on the seventh month the seventh doctor say he was born for good luck.’
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597-Shirley & Company-Shame Shame Shame.
1975-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 0.38 There’s no shame in lovin’ 70s Disco.
The song was written and produced by Sylvia Robinson who also owned the record label the song was released on,’All Platinum Records.’Robinson went on to even bigger and better things in the late 1970s when she set up ‘Sugar Hill Records.’She was the driving force behind the landmark singles ‘Rappers Delight’ and ‘The Message,’which got her the nickname ‘The Mother Of Hip Hop.’
The lead singer Shirley Goodman who died in 2005 had back in the 1950s achieved two Billboard top 40 singles as part of the duo ‘Shirley and Lee.’The song’s other vocalist was Jesus Alvarez who in 1982 became a ordained minister and now records Christian worship music.
‘I’m going to every discotheque, I’m gonna dance dance dance ooh til’ the break of day i say.’
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598-The Proclaimers-I’m Gonna Be(500 Miles.)
1988-Number 11 single.
Best Bit-At 1.34.To ‘haver’ is to talk foolishly.
The Proclaimers are the Scottish twins Craig and Charlie Reid.
The song was mainly written by Craig who said ‘I can remember sitting at the piano and the chords just came to me,i reckon i just wrote the whole thing in 45 minutes.’
The song reached Number 3 on Billboard in America in 1993 after being featured in the movie ‘Benny and Joon,’becoming their sole US hit.
In March 2007 The Proclaimers teamed up with comedians Peter Kay and Matt Lucas to release a new version for the charity ‘Comic Relief,’the song went on to spend three weeks at Number 1.
‘But i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more just to be the man who walks a 1000 miles to fall down at your door.’
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599-The Beatles-Eleanor Rigby.
1966-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.15.It was 1966 and The Beatles were starting to take things to a different level.
None of The Beatles played an instrument on this song.It was a classical string ensemble of studio musicians comprising four violins,two violas and two cellos.McCartney did the vocals with Lennon and Harrison providing harmonies.
McCartney said he came up with the name ‘Eleanor’ from the actress Eleanor Bron who had starred in the film ‘Help!’ ‘Rigby’ came from the name of a store in Bristol,’Rigby & Evans Ltd,Wine & Spirit Shippers,’which he noticed while seeing his girlfriend of the time,Jane Asher.However,it has been pointed out that the graveyard of St Peter’s Church in Liverpool,where Lennon and McCartney first met at the Woolton Village garden fete in the afternoon of 6th July 1957,contains the gravestone of an individual called Eleanor Rigby.
‘All the lonely people where do they all come from.All the lonely people where do they all belong.’
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600-Jim Capaldi-It’s All Up To You.
1974-Number 27 single.
Best Bit-At 1.02.Just man up and tell her what she’s missing!
One of the best things about writing about these songs is that i can introduce you to a song or an artist you otherwise would probably never get to know.
Jim Capaldi (2nd August, 1944- 28th January, 2005) was an English drummer,singer and songwriter.
He co-founded the Psychedelic Rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood.He co-wrote two of Traffic’s top ten singles,’Paper Sun’ and ‘Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush.’His biggest solo hit was with a cover version of the song ‘Love Hurts'(originally by The Everly Brothers) which peaked at Number four in 1975.
‘Everyday i watched you walkin’,walkin’ by my window pane.’
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